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Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ...
Here are some troubleshooting steps that you can try that may (or may not) correct it. They only seem to work for less than 40% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty (or repair cost approaches that of the camera), they're worth that try. Some of the later steps do involve some risk to the camera, so carefully weigh your options before deciding to conduct them:

This might be a problem with the lens, I'm not exactly sure but I will get you in the right direction. There's a great site that just specializes in these Canon Powershot problems and they're terrific to say the least. If you go to camerasandparts.com you'll see your exact problem there for the canon powershot sd780is model. That should get you in the right direction to fix this problem. I really hope you can get help with this.

Hello. This sequence works better than most. with the camera off make the connections then turn the camera on. If this don't work shut the computer off , make the connection turn the camera on and start the computer. Also plug directly into the computer usb port not a hub or other device.
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